Poetic techniques Revision

An extreme and obvious exaggeration, not meant to be believed or taken literally.

Using the same word, phrase, line, or stanza two or more times in a poem.

Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words

Giving human characteristics to non-human things, such as animals, inanimate objects, or ideas.

A word that sounds like what it refers to. The combination of letter sounds in the word imitate the natural sounds of that object or action.

A series of lines grouped together in order to divide a poem.

A question asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected.

The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

Having the same sound at the end of two or more words.

Where two words normally not associated are brought together: 'cold heat' 'bitter sweet'.

A comparison between to unlike things, usually using “like,” “as,” or “than.”

A figure of speech, where a thing is described as being something else in order to suggest a similarity between the two.